Volume 1, Issue 1 Special points of interest in this issue: Our First Edition! ECTAs New Program! Breakout at CVE! What ECTA Can Do For Your Business! To download this newsletter, click the Download PDF () button on the top toolbar below. If you prefer the raw text of the newsletter, expand the items…

The Electronic Cigarette Trade Association (ECTA) of Canada is an industry-wide body working to ensure the correct legal and regulatory frameworks are applied to electronic cigarette products. ECTA was founded in 2011 by like-minded industry stakeholders. Over the past 6 years, ECTA has reviewed and identified many relative laws and regulatory frameworks within Canada that can be applied…

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Petitclerc, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bellemare, for the third reading of Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as amended. The full Hansard of the third reading second debate on…

Hon. Chantal Petitclerc moved the third reading of Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as amended. The full Hansard of the third reading and debate from May 10th can be found here: English – French Audio recording: May 10 2017 Speakers…

Below are the recommendations of the Senate Committee of Social Affairs, Science and Technology on Bill S-5. Each recommendation refers to a specific line item in the bill. We have added the original line item in italics below the recommended change (please note, any error in matching an original reference is ECTA’s error). Original report…

In recognition of Battery Safety week, we will be publishing daily battery tips each day for the duration of the event. As they are published, the will be added to the list below. Battery Safety week was inspired by unfortunate rare incidents of Vaping Product battery mishaps around the world where more often than not, we have observed that…

We have all heard and seen graphic images in news stories covering incidents related to vaping product batteries venting and / or exploding. Though they are quite rare, for the persons around and involved in these incidents, they are very real, very scary and in some cases cause significant pain or injury. As a standards organization, we…

Below is a list of as well as the actual Briefs/Presentations provided to the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (SOCI) on Senate Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. Special “shout outs” to Aimee Whitefoot (As an Individual)…

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